Lorrie A. Shepard: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Lorrie A. Shepard's h-index is 74 (137 i10-index, 30,632+ total citations across 195+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Lorrie A. Shepard is affiliated with Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder.
Lorrie A. Shepard is a researcher affiliated with Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder, specializing in formative assessment, high-stakes testing. Their work has been cited 30,632 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Lorrie A. Shepard's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 195 indexed publications. Of these, 4 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 74
- i10-Index
- 137
- Total Citations
- 30,632
- Citing Countries
- 14
As of July 2026.
Lorrie A. Shepard has an h-index of 74 and 30,632 total citations across 195 publications, with research cited by institutions in 14 countries.
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The role of assessment in a learning culture
20005,056
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The researcher established a foundational framework linking assessment practices to the development of a learning culture, significantly influencing educational theory and practice.
The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding the critical role of classroom assessment in teaching and learning, as evidenced by a seminal handbook chapter.
The researcher developed foundational methods for identifying biased test items, establishing a seminal framework that has been widely adopted by independent scholars in psychometrics.
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About Lorrie A. Shepard's research
Lorrie A. Shepard is a researcher in formative assessment and high-stakes testing at Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder. Their work has been cited 30,632 times across 195 publications (h-index 74), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The role of assessment in a learning culture” (2000), has accumulated 5,056 citations. Other influential works include “Methods for identifying biased test items” (1994) with 1,703 citations and “Chapter 9: Evaluating Test Validity” (1993) with 1,123 citations.
Citations of Lorrie A. Shepard's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Belgium, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











